It’s a good day to *SMILE* ! If for no other reason than we all feel better when we smile and we all like feeling GOOD! Smile at strangers instead of looking away. Smile at someone you don’t get along with–and leave ‘em wondering! Smile at your own face in the mirror! Smile because you are YOU and because you CAN! Just by smiling you’ll affect the energy around you and people will respond. They may find themselves feeling better too – they might even smile back! Don’t feel like smiling? Force it. Fake it. It might just stick 🙂

I have often said I want to do something meaningful with my life…to make a difference, to change the world in some small or big way. And when choosing a path of effort, I often ask myself, “Is this meaningful? Will it make a difference?” The reality is that I may never know if what I do makes a difference but if it’s meaningful to me then it is meaningful. Too often we look for the applause or payback from the world to determine our effort’s meaning and worth. How many (now famous) persons went to their graves without feeling that they did something truly meaningful only because while they were alive the world didn’t validate them or their work. They relied and waited on the external to define what was meaningful about their lives. The only person who can decide if what I do is meaningful is me. Only I can validate myself.

It’s a good day to *SMILE* ! If for no other reason than I feel better when I smile and I like feeling GOOD! I’ll smile at strangers instead of looking away. I’ll smile at someone I don’t get along with–and leave ’em wondering! I’ll smile at my own face in the mirror! I’ll smile because I’m ME, because I am Loved by the Divine, because I CAN! By smiling I’ll change the energy around me and people will respond, they may feel better — they might even smile back!